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| Title |
The role of the amygdala in the perception of positive emotions: an “intensity detector”
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00178 |
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| Authors |
Louise Bonnet, Alexandre Comte, Laurent Tatu, Jean-Louis Millot, Thierry Moulin, Elisabeth Medeiros de Bustos |
| Abstract |
The specific role of the amygdala remains controversial even though the development of functional imaging techniques has established its implication in the emotional process. The aim of this study was to highlight the sensitivity of the amygdala to emotional intensity (arousal). We conducted an analysis of the modulation of amygdala activation according to variation in emotional intensity via an fMRI event-related protocol. Monitoring of electrodermal activity, a marker of psychophysiological emotional perception and a reflection of the activation of the autonomic nervous system, was carried out concurrently. Eighteen subjects (10 men; aged from 22 to 29 years) looked at emotionally positive photographs. We demonstrated that the left and right amygdalae were sensitive to changes in emotional intensity, activating more in response to stimuli with higher intensity. Furthermore, electrodermal responses were more frequent for the most intense stimuli, demonstrating the concomitant activation of the autonomic nervous system. These results highlight the sensitivity of the amygdala to the intensity of positively valenced visual stimuli, and in conjunction with results in the literature on negative emotions, reinforce the role of the amygdala in the perception of intensity. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 29 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 31% |
| Switzerland | 3 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 10% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 7 | 24% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 72% |
| Scientists | 5 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 186 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 184 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 10% |
| Researcher | 15 | 8% |
| Professor | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 27 | 15% |
| Unknown | 52 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 43 | 23% |
| Neuroscience | 30 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 26 | 14% |
| Unknown | 63 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 October 2023.
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